After locking down Buddhist monasteries in Tibet and tearing down church crosses in eastern China, President Xi Jinping’s campaign against unapproved religion and foreign influence has turned to an unlikely adversary: a small group of Jews whose ancestors settled in this now faded imperial city near the banks of the Yellow River more than 1,000 years ago.
Their historic relics, like the remains of an ancient synagogue, are being erased or banned. Why? Judaism is not one of the approved religions in China.
The official, state licensed religions in China are:
Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Protestantism and Taoism.
That means Jews, Sufis, Hindus, Jains, Mormons, and many other people representing billions are not authorized to practice their religions.
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